Cyril Torres

Cyril Torres

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Torres
Born	France
Playing information
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–2016 Catalans Dragons 2014–2015 → Canterbury Bulldogs 6 2015 → Leeds Rhinos 2016–2017 Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory 2023– Catalans Dragons Total 6 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P –2017 France
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2024– France 3 2 0 1 67
Source: [1]
Medals Wheelchair rugby league Representing   France World Cup 2013 England 2017 France

Cyril Torres is a French wheelchair rugby league player and coach who currently plays for Catalans Dragons in Elite One Championship. He is also the head coach of the France national wheelchair rugby league team whom he won two world cups with as a player and captain.

Torres also is part of the panel which decides the winner of the IRL Wheelchair Golden Boot. ^{[2] [3]}

Playing Career

Club

Torres was part of the Saint-Estève XIII Catalan academy and played for the club before a road traffic accident in 2001. Followed his recovery he became a professional Wheelchair Basketball player in Italy before he returned to rugby in 2007 with the Catalan Wheelchair side ^{[4] [5]} where he won six league titles. In the 2014–15 season, Torres also spent time with the Canterbury Bulldogs in Australia. ^[6] Following the treble winning 2014–15 campaign with the Dragons, Torres joined Leeds Rhinos during the French off-season. ^[7] In the 2016–17 season, he moved to Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory where he won a further league title. ^[8]

He initially retired following the 2017 World Cup. In 2023, he returned to Catalans Dragons following recovery of unspecified health issues. ^[5] He played in Catalans 2024 European Club Challenge victory over Wigan. ^[9]

International

Torres has represented France at three Wheelchair Rugby League World Cups. Torres's first World Cup title came in 2013. He missed the first part of the tournament after being injured during the warm-up match against Australia, but returned to captain the team in the final where he scored a try and kicked seven goals. ^{[10] [11] [12]} At the 2017 World Cup he captained France to a title defence kicking two goals in the final. ^{[13] [14]}

Coaching Career

Torres has spend time as head coach of the Catalans Dragons women's team as well as being a video analyst for the men's team and Limoux Grizzlies. ^[5] Upon his return to Catalans Dragons Wheelchair in 2023 he took up the role as player-coach. In 2024 he was announced as the head coach of the France national wheelchair rugby league team. ^[15] His first game as head coach was a 2024 Fassolette-Kielty Trophy match against England, ^[16] losing the game 33–66. ^[17]

Honours

Catalans Dragons

• Elite 1:
  • Champions (8): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Coupe de France:
  • Winners (7): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Challenge Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2023, 2024
• European Club Challenge:
  • Winners (2): 2024
• European Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2015 ^{[18] [19]}

Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory

• Elite 1:
  • Champions (1): 2016–17
• Coupe de France:
  • Winners (1): 2016–17

France

• World Cup:
  • Champions (2): 2013, 2017

References

1. "Player Summary: Cyril Torres". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. "England's Rob Hawkins wins coveted Wheelchair Golden Boot". Rugby Football League. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
3. "Super League star caps incredible season with Golden Boot honour". Serious About Rugby League. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
4. "Cyril Torres, équipe de France d'handi rugby à XIII : « Repousser mes limites »". L'Indépendant (in French). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
5. "Cyril Torres: "I try to work for our rugby"". Treize Mondial. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
6. "XIII Fauteuil – Cyril TORRES : « Dans quelques années nous serons considérés comme les pionniers »". FFRXIII (in French). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
7. "Rhinos sign Cyril Torres". Spider-Y. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016.
8. "Cyril Torrès L'interview". FFRXIII (in French). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
9. "Warriors beaten in Wheelchair European Championship". Wigan Warriors. 6 April 2024.
10. "Victoire "entachée" de l'EDF XIII Fauteuil". FFRXIII (in French). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
11. "EDF XIII Fauteuil : En Finale du Coupe du Monde". FFRXIII (in French). 30 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
12. "Match Report: Wheelchair World Cup Final". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
13. "Des Guerriers d'Exception!" (in French). FFRXIII. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
14. "Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup: England lose to France in final". BBC Sport. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
15. "Cyril TORRES et Jean-Jacques BÉDUÉ nommés à la tête de l'équipe de France Para Rugby XIII" (in French). FFRXIII. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
16. "Phil Caplan previews England Wheelchair v France". Rugby Football League. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
17. "England thump France in wheelchair international". BBC Sport. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
18. "XIII Fauteuil – F. PLAZA : "Faire participer tout le monde à la fête!"". FFRXIII (in French). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
19. "Dragons wheelchair team champions". Catalans Dragons. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2025.